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· 8/26/1983

United States v. Donald Caparella

Citations

  • 716 F.2d 976
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 24479

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[A] defendant might find it advantageous to play a waiting game hoping, for example, that government witnesses may disappear or become forgetful.”
  • “[G]iven the government’s negligent conduct, ... we conclude that the second factor militates in favor of dismissal with prejudice.”
  • “[G]iven the government’s negligent conduct, ... we conclude that the second factor militates in favor of dismissal with .prejudice.”
  • “[A] defendant might find it advantageous to play a waiting game hoping, for example, that government witnesses may disappear or become forgetful.”
  • oversight and administrative negligence may justify dismissal with prejudice if offense not serious
  • oversight and administrative negligence may justify dismissal with prejudice if offense not serious

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Judges: Oakes, Cardamone, Pierce

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